s a tsunami warning in japan, still recovering from the disaster 20 months ago. >> new hope for people who feared the flood waters in the neighborhood. >> delays expected on metro this weekend. "good morning washington" begins right now. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> rise and shine. good morning. happy friday. i am pamela brown in today or cynne simpson. >> i am steve chenevey. let's get to jacqui. >> it is better than yesterday morning. that is the good news. the bad news is that the clouds are back. we had some spotty showers out there. they are all very light. they are not in the metro. there is a chance we will see them in the mid to late morning hours. they return again. we will have a lot of ups and downs. we're talking about ups andwe have

lots of clouds. today, not so much tomorrow, but into the rest of the weekend, on and off showers. a lot of back-and-forth. our express forecast -- cloudy with a spring shower at 9:00, cloudy skies at noon, and a chance of showers later on tonight. not the best of weekends. the temperatures will get a little bit warmer. it is time for traffic. >> it is off to a quiet start. we can only hope that it is not too crazy this morning. an awful, start to the district -- calm start for the district. i will give you the all clear. heading out of stafford pushing up through the project through to the beltway construction is

gone. nothing right now. travel lanes are open. the 14th street bridge, they moved the camera a little bit you can see were the christmas tree was. we will take you out around the region. checking out the beltway at kenilworth avenue, overnight construction picked up. >> in the meantime, we are following the breaking news from japan of a powerful earthquake. >> let's get the details. >> good morning. we have learned that officials have just held a press conference not long ago. the tsunami warning is still in effect for those in higher elevations. they are asking those folks to remain on higher ground. the 7.3 magnitude earthquake hit -- hit off the coast of northern japan. buildings in tokyo shook for several minutes.

the good news is that there have been at no immediate reports of injuries or damage. the tokyo electric power company says they have had no problems at any of their plants. we do know that the airport is closed right now. no flights going in or out until the tsunami warnings are lifted. we will continue to follow the story. >>, for that. there is reason this morning for a neighborhood plagued by flooding to be optimistic. a proposal to overhaul the system is under way. john is like to explain the system. >> later this morning, the mayor will be out here at the filter plant to make the official announcement to make repairs. after more than 30 years of bad flooding, residents say they cannot wait. >> possible hope for people living in this battered local neighborhood drowning because of a series of bad floods.

already line, it is worth three major storm drains converge. any time a storm happens, they do not stand a chance. >> we will have to hold our breath until next year. we have to hope that we will hold up for another season. >> his home suffered at least four major floods in the span of four once this year. d.c. officials are finally stepping up. they're hoping to have a new system in place by 2014. >> i am glad to see the county doing something. >> the idea is to convert a nearby patricia insight into a storage tank. -- filtration site into a storage tank. >> this new plant does cost $40 million more than the original plant. it will be done years sooner. reporting live, john gonzales.

>> thank you so much. it looks like it will be slowing -- slow going on metro. megan's law impact pretty much every line. red line is taking a pretty hard hit this weekend. >> absolutely. five stations along the red line are shutting down, including this one in weekend. if you are taking metro on any line, you'll want to plan some extra time into your trip. the other lines the other stations that will be closed starting at 10:00 tonight will be takoma, sulphur springs, and glenmont. red line trains will operate between shady grove every 10 minutes between 9:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. throughout the weekend. travelers should allow between 50 and 60 minutes of additional travel time. every line this weekend will be

affected by this mean it's work that will happen. there are a number of different things they are working on. along the yellow line, there'll be no service between fort totten. bridge work over the takoma river. yellow lines will operate on the blue lines. metro is recommended for people planning on getting on the trains this weekend to add anywhere between 15 and 30 minutes to your trip. all this information is on our web site. head on over to wjla.com. reporting live, brianne carter. >> this weekend's work comes one day after metro leaders met to discuss future plans for this overland. this will have a big impact on the blue line, likely meaning of reduction in service. >> i would not be happy

the silver one will be a great convenience. >> metro says the decision is based on safety. >> a marine who was killed in a veterans day parade accident in texas will be buried today. gary stoffer was among four veterans who was killed after the float he was on was struck by train. he will be buried at 3:00 p.m.. a student charged with bringing an unloaded gun to montgomery county high school is expected to face a hearing today. the 17-year-old went to magruder high school on thursday morning even though he was suspended. an officer told them he was not supposed to be there, to come outside, and found a weapon in his bag. his friends say this is very sad. >> he used to be a good kid. now, bringing a weapon to school, it is just not right. >> abc 7 news uncovered some startling messages on his

twitter account. just before he was arrested, he tweeted, as soon as i stepped in school, it is savage time. he also tweeted ready for war. >> george washington university is moving to protect students after an employee was attacked. police say a masked man came in tuesday night. he tried to sexually assault a female staff member in a bathroom. the suspect is still on the lows. but:08 is your time on this credit. still ahead a suspect attempts to blow up an atm. >> police say he placed a

>> happy friday, washington. i am meteorologist jacqui jeras. we have a couple of light showers out there. check out our radar. most of them are in west virginia. we have a little bit of what weather. martin's work is getting a little bit what. -- martinsburg is getting a

little bit wet. our temperatures are better this morning. 40 degrees at reagan national. 39 at dulles. our forecast for today expect cloudy skies and a few showers and in this morning. a high temperature between 48-52 degrees. let's check on traffic. >> happy friday. nothing too crazy. interstate 95 in virginia, in fact out of fredericksburg up to the beltway, nothing reported. 39 -- 395 also checks out. if you travel across the wilson bridge, everybody on the map, the beltway lanes are currently open. that is running well. no problems to report as you come up towards the beltway. the bw parkway in maryland, that looks good. back to you.

>> thank you so much. it is 5:12. coming up, -- >> why a man is get his blimp to haunt the mythical sasquatch.

>> to follow up on a story we talked about yesterday. we're getting a look at a person

who tried to blow up an atm in fredericksburg. here are surveillance photos showing the suspect coming up to the atm with an explosive. a bank employee was the first to spot the damage at a virginia credit union. the machine was not damaged to the point where they could take money. it did continue to operate. four juvenile have been accused of torching a playground. the fire caused about $160,000 in damage. the suspects' names are not being released. >> and idaho college professor has a unique effort to try to find big foot. he plans to build a plant to track down the legendary creature. he says he will have a high-tech equipment and infrared cameras that will give researchers a the best chance to spot the sasquatch. >> all types of wildlife

studies, even the geological studies could be conducted with data that could be garnered from an era ship -- airship like this. >> he is raising money to build the plant. he hopes to have it in the air by the end of the spring. >> maybe he can find the heavy low gas prices. -- the yeti low gas prices. his university is behind it. but there are a lot of people who believe in it. >> they are not giving up on it. >> we have got a lot of the back and forth. we will see warmer temperatures, cooler temperatures, but the good news is, no arctic blast. we have no major cool down in the forecast. our big weather future is going

to be clouds. expect a cloudy friday. expect cloudy weekend. showers will be on and off. we do have some showers out there right now. take a look at the live super doppler. all of it has been pretty much outside of the beltway. a fairfax county is trying to get a few sprinkles. it is really up in here. then we had some down here into st. mary's. that is moving over the bay at this time. it is not going to amount to much. i do not think it will affect your commute this morning. our temperatures are plenty warm, no worries about icing. 40 degrees is our temperature at reagan national. 34 in dover. let's take you into the future. we are kind of stuck in between

the two weather systems. we have a cold front off to our west, and this kind of stalled out. down here, we have low pressure that is starting to develop. we are getting stuck in between the two. moisture is moving into our area. more dry conditions than anything else, and more clouds than anything else. we have got to keep the rain in the forecast. cloudy skies today. a few showers 48-52. tonight, we could see an isolated shower. saturday would be your best chance to get a holiday decorations up. 65 degrees. look how we drop on sunday with the chance of rain. we drop back down on a tuesday. we do a lot of back-and-forth. >> right now we are pretty much straight forward around the beltway without problems. good morning to our nation's capitol. this looks good across the 14th street bridge.

here we are on the lower 14th street just beautiful. no problems to report. here we are on the beltway near a 202. that checks out fine. nothing reported in the way. nothing blocking you to get on the beltway. connecticut avenue, that all looks good for everybody as well. pamela and steve, back to you. >> an easy and inexpensive way to get more out of the tv you're watching now. >> in today's tech bytes media streaming boxes for your wish list. it promises to turn any tv into a smart tv. >> it hooks up to an hdmi and it streams any tv or movies that

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>> by the way during the game he completed his 5000 career pass. >> the broncos play baltimore next week. we have a preview for what is up with the reagans. >> i want you to listen to me. we are going to find out the redskins are ready. if they show up, against the ravens -- i know they have beaten the eagles. a baltimore is a step up. they can clinch a playoff spot with the winds -- with a win. this will be a test for washington. because of joe flaco he has to be licking his lips. >> he is a big strong quarterback in the pocket. he will get all of his targets. >> he can make all of the throws. more athletic than people give him credit for. it will be a challenge for us to get after him up front.

>> the redskins do have a home field advantage. they are slight favorites. the washington wizards will try to make it to go in a row tonight. they are in atlanta to take on the hawks. >> that covers football and basketball. that's not like this news about hockey. the commissioner has rejected the players' latest offer. the negotiations have broken off at least until the weekend. the nhl lockout will go on, with no end in sight. despite the lockout, there was one hockey game last night in the nation's capitol. vans packed into the verizon cap -- verizon center. -- and fans packed into the verizon center. 5:26 is the time right now. >> still ahead, a big change. same-sex tell me that i did a good

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live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> good morning. it is friday, december 7. i am pamela brown in for cynne simpson. >> i am steve and chenevey. let's get over to jacqui. >> friday is the good part of the forecast. we know the weekend is coming starting tomorrow. we do have some rain in the forecast. unfortunately, it is a bit of a cloudy sky this morning. we had some showers along 1-8 -- i-81. we had some light rain down towards the eastern shore.

nothing really in the matter right now. 40 degrees at reagan national. 39 at dulles. temperatures will be warmer today than yesterday. a chance of showers through the morning. showers possible later on tonight. we are up and down with the temperatures. we are up and down with the rain. >> happy friday. everybody deserves a break this morning. we start off well. metrorail are checking out on time. nothing too intense to tell you about. 395, lanes are open. these commuters are beating the rush-hour volume. past new hampshire avenue, your lanes are open. a novel idea, and we like it. pamela steve, back to you.

>> thank you so much. we are getting reports of injuries -- from the powerful earthquake off the coast of japan. >> according to the japanese times, five people have been taken to hospital with injuries are related to the earthquake, but none of the injuries are considered very dangerous. we are also learning that tsunami warnings had been lifted. people are not taking any this lightly. you can see this picture that was posted on twitter of news anchors in japan wearing hard hats at the anchor desk to prepare for any possible aftershocks or anything. the 7.3 earthquake hit off the coast of northeastern japan after four o'clock this morning our time. it shook buildings in tokyo for several minutes. this is the same region that was hit by a massive earthquake and tsunami last year. tokyo electric power says there have been the problems at any of its nuclear plants are

facilities. we do know that the airport in that area is still closed, even though the warnings had been lifted. we will make sure to update you when that reopens. >> thank you so much. here at home, portions of three metro lines will be shut down. that has the system warning writers to add one hour in extra travel time in some places. brianne carter breaks it down for us. >> if you are traveling on the red line, you'll want to add some extra time. there'll be three shuttle buses traveling along the section of the line that will be closed. you talked about the five stations, and we can as one of them. here is a list of the other ones. takoma silver springs, and glenmont will be closed. shuttle buses will replace the trains between fort totten and glenmont. they're asking travelers to add anywhere from between 50 and 60 minutes of extra -- of extra

travel time. those three shuttle buses will also replaced green line trains between archive and waterfront. they will be doing some work there as well. there will also be no yellow line service this weekend between fort totten and archive. they're doing great work over the potomac river. all of this is because metro is doing a multimillion-dollar with safety. there'll be a number of different projects happening between 9:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. on saturday and sunday. you'll want to add time ad your schedule. the stations that will be shut down will be shutdown starting from 10:00 tonight. metro says to add anywhere between 15 and 30 minutes to your trips. reporting live, brianne>> by the way, d.c.'s regarding angels are jumping into action. a will be on metro's green line trains.

the vigilante group says they will not allow banks to turn the metro line into a mugging place. >> ohlman was shot in the arm and stomach on a thursday night. she was taken to hospital where she died. police have not released for name but they do say that she was 63 years old. a man is now in custody. the circumstances that led to the shooting are still unclear. >> a man accused of murdering a jewelry store owner is one -- will be in court today. police say he shot and killed tommy wong. >> a neighborhood prone to flooding is getting something to be happy about this morning. upland in the neighborhood has

flooded several times in recent months. john gonzales joins us now with a live report. >> this new plan would cost about $145 million, much more expensive than the original planned, but that planned would call for 13 years. this plan could be completed by 2014, some relief and hope for residents living in this battered local neighborhood, drowning because of a series of bad floods. already low-lying, it is worth three major storm drains converge. there have been at least four 4 four bad floods in the span of this year alone. -- four bad floods in the span of this year alone. a tank will storm -- will store even more sewage. we are live at filtration plant this morning. -- the filtration plant this

morning. the mayor and city leaders will be here to make it official announcement later this morning. reporting live, john consols. >> this the second day that same-sex couples can apply for marriage licenses. on the first day, there were not long lines. the lines referents party one and party to go instead of husband and wife. -- party two instead of husband and wife. >> i got very nervous. it felt very true and real. >> it is extremely exciting and emotional. it has been 29 years. >> still contentious issue, in annapolis, trolly operator said he is ending his wedding service because of the new law. >> 5:37. a 38 degrees. an important update on the breaking news from japan the

meteorological agency has canceled tsunami warnings. >> hopefully some better news is coming. still ahead, we will take a look at the looming fiscal

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washington. -- and good morning washington. >> by:41 is the time. it will be a great day, maybe not with the weather but i am sure it will be a great day or all of you. we do have clouds that have returned. we have showers out there. it is all very light. nothing has been hitting the ground inside the beltway, at least not at this point. 40 degrees is our temperature. look at that beautiful picture. our temperatures will be warmer today than they were yesterday. right around the seasonal averages. 40 degrees with the spring shower at 9:00. 47 at noon. mostly cloudy and 51 degrees at 5:00. we will have your weekend forecast coming up in just a few minutes. >> i want to pass along good

news. a quiet start in our nation's capitol. new york avenue, kenilworth avenue, lanes are open. we are checking out fine. the 270, we are seeing a little bit of a volume. still in good shape. good shape around the entire beltway. nothing to tell you about. also, if you are making the travel on us 66, the lanes are open. at stafford, we are seeing the volume forming. maryland 95, to 95, bw parkway good as well. >> the time right now is 5:42. a look at whether citizens think we will go over the fiscal cliff.

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is inspiring one of his biggest fans. >> a michigan man is $1 million richer. how did that happen? we will tell you. man is the ankle to be alive after doctors say he was legally dead. >> that is coming up in a couple of minutes. we want the latest on syria. leon panetta did not say what new intelligence information he says -- he has about bashar al- sadr. the defense secretary said it is not to raise fears that they are considering to use chemical weapons. >> the whole world is watching. the whole world is watching very closely. the president of the united states has made very clear that there will be consequences. >> diplomatic efforts to end the 21-month conflict has failed. opposition activists say that 42,000 people have been killed.

president obama is warning egypt's president that the recent violence is unacceptable. the admonishment came amidst another round of violent protests outside the presidential palace. mohammad marcy tried to calm his supporters with a national -- morsi try to calm his supporters with a national address. >> a navy veteran is behind bars after being accused of providing classified information. he. in federal court to face a spin -- and charges. the retired submarine warfare specialist try to give information on how to track u.s.submarines to undercover fbi agents claiming to be representatives of the russian federation. >> police say clarence tailored touched girls when they attended school between 2008 and 2010. they go to another school now. he is facing three melanie

charges -- felony charges. president obama will be focusing on laws protecting children. this law doubles the maximum sentence for people convicted of possessing -- of possessing child pornography. it also adds more layers of protection for victims. >> 45 days -- 25 days from the fiscal cliff. >> the fiscal cliff is still three weeks away, but the economy may have already taken a hit. economists predict that the monthly jobs report will show that employers added more than -- less than 100,000 jobs in november. superstorm sandy may be part of the reason, but worry over the fiscal cliff may have also had an impact. economists predict that perhaps 200,000 jobs that you're --

200,000 fewer jobs were created this year because of worries over the pasqual. republicans and democrats are talking again, but still no breakthrough. president obama is demanding that higher tax rates for the wealthy and a permanent extension of the debt ceiling be part of a deal. >> he shows what he is really after is assuming unprecedented power to spend taxpayer dollars. >> republicans who said they are open to raising tax revenue said they will only do so in exchange for deep spending cuts. if no deal happens one casualty would be long-term unemployment help. >> christmas would be off the table. >> aides to speaker boehner and president obama met yesterday. >> we are finding out what folks in the d.c. area think about

this club battle. a new poll shows that 57% of respondents believed that the president and congress will reach a deal. 78% found that both sides should compromise. >> and outspoken member of the tea party is leaving the senate. senator jim demint will leave his job in january. he is taking a job at the heritage foundation. >> you may soon be able to retire at your phones airplane mode. that is because "the new york times" reports that the faa may relax the rules on electronics. right now, you are supposed to turn off all of your devices. the faa said it will review the policy. netflix is feeling the heat from the sec. >> the hotel industry is gearing up for the upcoming in operation. -- inauguration.

>> president obama may be no stranger to the white house, but hotels in the nation's capitol will offer special guest packages. the inauguration is big business for the hospitality industry. local hotels generated more than $100 million in revenue on the last inauguration back in 2009. let's talk netflix -- aco reid hastings is in the hot seat. he posted on facebook that online viewing exceeded 1 billion hours. the sec says that posting on facebook does not qualify as a pair public disclosure. in the meantime, research from prudential shows that gays better at managing money spent the average american. according to respondents they

had significantly higher annual incomes and less debt. that is the business news. have a great day. >> you do the same. enjoy your weekend. >> good morning. we started off pretty calm. nothing to tell you about around maryland or virginia. police and crews have responded to a crash on seven locks. you can see light volume. i will keep a close watch on the bat for you. we are flying over the rush hour with news doppler 7. the toll road was checking out fine as well. 66, a report of a crash near the 95. here comes the volume. pamela, steve, jacqui, back to you.

>> all right jacqui, what is happening outside? >> lahood damp. not much more than sprinkles. it has been a while. sandy was probably the last significant measurable rain we have had. we can use it. we will have chances on and off throughout the weekend. consider yourself lucky. it is friday. we do have showers north and west of the metro. everybody is sucked in with the cloudiness. nothing is sitting in the district right now. there are some drizzles at dulles. we had a touch just to the south and moving over towards the eastern shore at this time. it is a beautiful stark, isn't it? take a look at this gorgeous picture overlooking a georgetown.

temperatures are not terrible. it is 40 degrees at this time. it is 36 in gaithersburg. temperature in manassas, 39 degrees. we had a drizzle at dulles. temperatures are better this morning than they were yesterday. at least we have that going for us. a cold front is starting off out to the west. we have a little area of low pressure. we are kind of stuck in between with no huge break. neither of those are dominating our weather. our forecast for today, cloudy skies, a couple of showers. 48-52 degrees. an isolated showers returning after the evening hours. there is your extended forecast. 65 on saturday. your best chance for a -- for a dry day. back to you. >> 5:54 is your time.

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